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Andy Brennan
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-04-01) 1 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Position(s) Winger, striker
Team information
Current team South Melbourne
Number 7
Youth career
South Hobart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 South Hobart (56)
2013 Bentleigh Greens 0 (0)
2014 South Hobart 21 (25)
2015 South Melbourne 15 (4)
2015–2017 Newcastle Jets 5 (0)
2017 Bentleigh Greens 27 (5)
2018 South Melbourne 11 (2)
2018 Oakleigh Cannons 15 (4)
2019 Green Gully 18 (2)
2020 Hume City 5 (0)
2020 South Hobart 10 (0)
2021 Hume City 17 (4)
2022– South Melbourne 24 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2022

Andrew Brennan (born 1 April 1993) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a winger or striker for South Melbourne.

In May 2019, Brennan came out as gay, becoming the first openly gay Australian male footballer.

Career

Brennan joined the Newcastle Jets on 29 April 2015 from National Premier League side South Melbourne, signing a two-year deal. Due largely to ongoing injury problems, Brennan was forced to wait until 26 March 2016 to make his A-League debut against Perth Glory, replacing Mitch Cooper in a 2–1 loss. Brennan went on to make a total of three appearances in his maiden A-League season, all off the substitutes' bench.

On 19 January 2017, it was announced that Brennan had parted with the Jets by mutual consent. He made a total of five A-league appearances during his time with the Jets. He then returned to Bentleigh Greens SC in the Victorian Premier League.

In November 2018, Brennan signed with Green Gully of the NPL Victoria League.

Personal life

In an interview with the Herald Sun, Brennan came out as gay after being closeted for several months. He had previously dated women, but had been unsure of his sexuality for years, stating that it had been a "mental burden". Brennan is the first male Australian footballer to come out as gay, and one of only a few openly gay players playing professionally.

References

  1. ^ Davutovic, David (14 May 2019). "Former Newcastle Jets player becomes first Australian male soccer player to come out as gay". Herald Sun. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  2. "Boom NPL attacker Andy Brennan joins Jets". Newcastle Jets. 29 April 2015.
  3. Gardiner, James (26 March 2016). "Newcastle Jets out of A-League finals contention but Perth Glory march on". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. "Boom NPL attacker Andy Brennan joins Jets". Newcastle Jets FC. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  5. "Jets release Tassie striker". FourFourTwo. 19 January 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  6. Lim, Jordan (24 January 2017). "Brennan and Bentleigh reunite for season 2017". Corner Flag. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  7. "Gully welcomes Andy Brennan". Green Gully SC. November 2018. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  8. "Gay footballer Andy Brennan: Coming out has been amazing". BBC News. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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